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Blue Voice Raises $6 Million for AI Policy Assistant Used by 225 Public Safety Agencies

Blue Voice has emerged from stealth with $6 million in funding as it expands an AI platform that gives police officers real-time access to department policies, laws, ordinances, and other…

McKesson Confirms Data Theft After ShinyHunters Claims Cyberattack

McKesson has confirmed that hackers accessed several cloud-hosted accounts and stole data, with the ShinyHunters hacking group claiming responsibility for the breach. The pharmaceutical distribution company said the incident affected…

Bolt Seeks Up to $27 Million in Bridge Funding as Breslow Pushes Turnaround

Bolt is raising up to $27 million from existing investors through a bridge financing round as CEO Ryan Breslow works to stabilize the checkout company ahead of a planned Series…

Tim Cook Steps Down as Apple CEO as John Ternus Takes Over

Tim Cook has completed his final day as Apple CEO, with longtime hardware executive John Ternus taking over the role on September 1, 2026. Cook will remain at Apple as…

Clipto Raises $15 Million at $250 Million Valuation for AI File Search

Clipto has raised $15 million in an all-equity funding round at a $250 million post-money valuation as it develops AI-powered software for searching videos, audio, images, documents, and other files…

More Than 1,000 UK Veterans Face Pension Repayment Demands After Administrative Errors

More than 1,000 retired UK service personnel are being pursued for pension overpayments caused by administrative and calculation errors, with some veterans facing demands to repay tens of thousands of…

Selena Gomez Seeks Dismissal From $1.2 Million Wondermind Investor Lawsuit

Selena Gomez has asked a Delaware federal court to dismiss claims against her in a lawsuit brought by investors in Wondermind, the mental health startup she co-founded with her mother…

Mike Ashley Calls Burnham’s Retail and Business Rates Plans ‘Populist’

Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has criticized Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s approach to business rates and the cost of living, arguing that higher employment costs and commercial property taxes are…

Pizza Robots Struggle to Deliver as Restaurant Automation Companies Keep Trying

Pizza-making robots have struggled to gain traction despite years of investment, with several high-profile automation companies shutting down before their systems could become widely adopted. The failures have left some…

Some U.S. Restaurants Drop Tipping in Favor of Higher Wages and Menu Prices

A small number of U.S. restaurants are replacing tipping with higher fixed wages, arguing that the model gives workers more predictable pay and reduces differences between front-of-house and kitchen staff.…

UK E-Bike and E-Scooter Battery Fires Rose to 605 in 2025

More than 2,000 fires involving e-bikes, e-scooters, or their batteries were recorded by UK fire and rescue services between 2019 and 2025, according to Freedom of Information data gathered by…

WhatsApp Hawala Network Moved Hundreds of Millions of Euros Across Borders

A WhatsApp group containing 532 money brokers was used to arrange hundreds of millions of euros in cross-border cash transfers, including transactions linked to terrorism financing and organized crime, according…

Dutch Institute Issues Red Alert Over Trump-Shaped Ecstasy Pills Containing PMMA

The Netherlands’ Trimbos Institute has issued a Red Alert over potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped to resemble U.S. President Donald Trump after tests found very high concentrations of PMMA. The…

Canada Recruits 64 Global Researchers as U.S. Funding Cuts Push Academics Abroad

Canada is recruiting 64 researchers from universities around the world under a new federally funded program, with 48 of them moving from U.S. institutions including Harvard, MIT, and the University…

Widow Begins Legal Action Against Singapore Airlines Over Fatal SQ321 Turbulence Incident

A British woman whose husband died following severe turbulence aboard a Singapore Airlines flight has begun High Court proceedings against the carrier, seeking damages related to injuries she sustained during…

Meta Settlement Gives Meta Legal Protection for Using Children’s Data to Train Age Checks

Meta will receive limited protection from participating state attorneys general over its use of children’s data to develop age-assurance technology under its multibillion-dollar child-safety settlement. The agreement requires Meta to…

YouTube Lets U.S. Creators Tag Amazon Products and Earn Sales Commissions

YouTube is adding Amazon to its Shopping Affiliate Program, allowing eligible U.S. creators to tag Amazon products directly in Shorts, long-form videos, and livestreams. Creators can then earn commissions when…

Barret Zoph Joins Google as Vice President of Research After Leaving OpenAI

Google has hired AI researcher Barret Zoph as vice president of research, adding him to the team working on Gemini after a brief return to OpenAI earlier this year. Zoph…

ATF Declares Cyberattack a ‘Major Incident’ as Qilin Ransomware Gang Claims Responsibility

The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has confirmed a cyberattack affecting a standalone computer system and said the incident has been formally classified as a “major incident.”…

Atorie Raises $9.5 Million to Connect Luxury Manufacturers Directly With Shoppers

Fashion startup Atorie has raised $9.5 million in seed funding to expand its AI-powered marketplace connecting consumers directly with manufacturers that also produce for luxury brands. The round included a16z…